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2026 Fundraiser Brunch
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2026 Future Trailblazer Fundraiser Brunch

“Owning Your Story. Empowering Our Community”

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Dr. Lorena “Lorraine” Pulido &
Janie Martinez Gonzalez

2026 Annual Fundraiser Brunch
🗓️ Thursday, September 24, 2026
🕔 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
📍 Sol Cypress Hotel, 103 9th Street, SAT 78215

🎟️ Tickets & Table Reservations

Your support fuels dreams and transforms lives, whether through donations, sponsorships, or community partnerships. Together, we can create a legacy of leadership, education, and empowerment in San Antonio.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Meet voices that reflect our story. Dr. Lorena “Lorraine” Pulido (Sr. Account Exec., FirstDay Foundation) and Janie Martinez Gonzalez (Owner & CEO, Webhead) are living proof that where you start doesn’t define where you go.

They’ve navigated obstacles, built careers, and now they’re here to inspire the next generation of trailblazers.

Hear their journeys. Own yours.

Dr. Lorena “Lorraine” Pulido

Sr. Account Exec. for Marketing, Branding, and Communications, FirstDay Foundation

Dr. Lorena “Lorraine” Pulido made history as the first woman to serve as chairperson of the Brooks Development Authority Board of Directors in its more than 20-year history. She currently serves as senior account executive for marketing, branding, and communications at the FirstDay Foundation. She brings more than 30 years of experience in marketing and communications to her work. Dr. Pulido also serves on the Alamo Colleges District Board of Trustees for District 4 and is a part-time adjunct communications professor at Texas A&M University–San Antonio. She’s a proud Harlandale High School graduate and holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania, a master’s from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, and a Ph.D. in business and leadership studies from Our Lady of the Lake University. When she’s not busy learning, leading, teaching, mentoring, or communicating, she enjoys international travel, listening to Selena’s greatest hits, posting reels on her TikTok account, watching live theater, and never saying “no” to a great charcuterie board!

Janie Martinez Gonzalez

Owner & CEO, Webhead

Entrepreneur Janie Martinez Gonzalez founded Webhead in the early 1990s, at the dawn of the World Wide Web, becoming one of the first Latina CEOs of a web development company in Texas. Today she is a respected technologist, philanthropist and industry influencer with 25 years of executive experience. Webhead is now a market leader in Web, Business Intelligence and IT Security. Janie understood early that her success depended on her ability to create opportunities for herself and her company. A natural observer, she learned to identify trends and discern patterns, styles and results, guiding a leadership style defined by adaptability and lasting impact.

Janie is passionate about propelling individuals and communities in need, and a firm believer in higher education and STEAM careers, supporting initiatives that spur economic opportunity for minorities from low-income areas. She is the newest CPS Energy trustee, the first Hispanic woman to represent the Southwest quadrant, and serves on the boards of Alamo Colleges District Foundation, Southside First, the Greater Chamber of San Antonio, Texas A&M San Antonio Foundation, and the Smithsonian Latino Center.

In 2019, she was featured in Women Who Tech Are Dangerous, with additional profiles in Inc., Texas Monthly Biz, and San Antonio Magazine, among others.

OUR  SIGNATURE  FUTURE  TRAILBLAZERS  SCHOLARSHIP  PROGRAMS

Mayor Emeritus Lila Cockrell Scholarship

 

The Mayor Emeritus Lila Cockrell Scholarship, launched in 2019 with Alamo Colleges Foundation, supports full‑time students working toward associate degrees or certificates.

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Rosemary Kowalski  Scholarship

 

The Rosemary Kowalski Scholarship, established in 2023 in partnership with Texas A&M University–San Antonio, provides four-year degree support for students seeking a broader academic path.

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